Angela Laurier, who made her debut as an acrobat for Cirque du Soleil, is said to have committed suicide in France. She was 62 years old. It was her sister, actress Lucie Laurier, who made the announcement on her Facebook page Monday evening.
“It is with horror that I announce the suicide of our sister Angela,” wrote Lucie Laurier. The pain we feel in the face of this irreversible, final act is excruciating. We could never find the right words to express all our pain here. »
Angela Laurier, who distinguished herself as a contortionist in the 1980s, also played the character of Puck in THE dream of a summer nightby Shakespeare, directed by Robert Lepage.
The multidisciplinary artist, who lived in France, was part of a family of nine children, which included among others the actresses Lucie and Charlotte Laurier.
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